Giuliana's 5 Months Old

Wow... Giuliana is already 5 months old!

She has some new tricks and habits, including:
* Sucking her thumb
* Rolling from back to tummy and tummy to back
* Grabbing her feet and trying to eat them (all of my kids seem to have discovered their feet at 5 months)
* Grabbing toys and pulling them to her mouth to chew on them
* Back bends... she'll put her feet on the ground and push her back and butt up off the ground
* Laughing at her brother and sister (Rocco does a special dance to make Giuls laugh)
* Grunting and groaning when she's done eating, wants to be held, or wants to change positions
* High-pitched screams to talk and sing to us

Giuliana rarely cries and is seriously the best little baby! She's so good and easy to take care of. She also has big, beautiful eyes and soft, porcelain skin. Her face is framed by her cute baby hair.... long strands of hair that curls behind both ears and then a patch of hair on top of her head that is wild and free... but darling.

She's very busy teething right now... which means she chews on anything she can put in her mouth and she is constantly spitting. We go through lots of outfit changes every day to get her out of the wet tops. I know... I could put bibs around her neck. But honestly, I've never been a fan of any of my babes constantly having bibs around their necks. Not sure why... I just don't like it. Call me crazy, but I'd rather change their clothes.

Giuliana has always been a good little sleeper... until now! Lately, the teething has her waking up 2-3 times nightly. So, mommy is REALLY hoping the bottom teeth cut through soon!

She has developed a regular morning routine which is great and very normal for her age. She normally wakes for the day between 5:45 and 6:15am. She'll nurse and then play on her play mat, the bouncy seat or in her exersaucer. And, by 8:30am she's hungry, and then she naps immediately after she eats.

Her nap lengths are still pretty inconsistent (anywhere from 1 hour to 3 hours), but she's still young. Her wakeful times are getting longer... closer to 3 hours between naps now. And, bedtime usually falls between 8-9pm.

Giuliana now eats well from the bottle for our au pair, Sarah. But, she won't take a bottle from her mommy... she'll only nurse with me. And, these days she is very easily distracted when nursing. She still refuses to drink formula, which means mommy remains a milk factory. And, she has yet to take a liking to jarred baby food. She's only tried banana so far. And, while she now willingly opens her mouth for the spoon... two seconds after I take the spoon out of her mouth, she spits out all the baby food. It's like a game and Rocco thinks it's hilarious. While laughing, he'll say "Giuliana... you need to EAT your food! Don't spit it out!"